COMMENTS:A real ghost town site with
a nice tourist attraction. Definitely take the mine tour.REMAINS:Many buildings, mine, railroad.

Goldfield's post office was established October
7, 1893 and discontinued November 2, 1898, later to be re-established
under the name Youngsberg June 8, 1921 and discontinued October 30,1926.
The mines at Goldfield were discovered by J.R. Morse, Orrin Merrill, and
C.R. Hakes in 1892 and the boom was on. There was much ore, but it was
low grade. Eventually, the mines closed and the townsfolk moved on.
Then, a second boom came in about 1910 when the town was christened Youngsberg
after George U. Young, secretary of Arizona and acting governor at the
time. A mill and cyanide plant was installed and ore was mined once again.
A few years later the gold ran out and Youngsberg died. Today, the location
is a tourist town with mine tours, gold panning, a saloon, and more. One
can also take the only narrow gauge railroad in operation in Arizona at
Goldfield.Visit
the Goldfield Website.